Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Inviting applications for ‘Innovation for WASH in Urban Settings’ to promote access to essential resources and services (clean water, sanitation) and can make a difference in reducing morbidity and mortality to promote healthy, safe, and productive lives.

They seek digital technology-based solutions that promote access to essential resources and services (clean water, sanitation) and can make a difference in reducing morbidity and mortality to promote healthy, safe, and productive lives. We know that technology does not automatically or inevitably improve people’s lives; creative solutions must be contextually grounded and designed in response to on-the-ground needs of women, children, and families living in challenging urban environments.

Criteria for success include solutions that:● Provide data/evidence for effective solutions that 1) reduce the barrier to entry, 2) verify performance of municipal water or sanitation utilities, and 3) improve service delivery● Broaden the toolkit of local solutions for urban areas to encourage municipalities, utility companies, and entrepreneurs to participate in creating and expanding access to services● Develop a system that integrates with monitoring systems (i.e., community health, water quality, etc.)● Have the potential to build on existing Public-Private or Public-Academic Partnerships, which will be essential to achieve results at scale● Are cost effective

Examples of types of solutions they want:● Technologies that help improve or strengthen WASH quality, accessibility, delivery, distribution, and awareness and will support the most vulnerable children living in cities● Tools/platforms that connect urban communities with the tools, services, and relationships they need to measure, alert, organize, and respond to specific urban concerns● Tech-enabled tools that expand urban planning and policy processes (specifically those related to WASH concerns) to include vulnerable populations, especially youth● Generative data collection + analysis methodologies to improve our sense of what specific WASH problems exist where and for whom● Solutions may involve deepening understanding (moving towards proof of concept), and/or experimentation, and/or evaluating promising ongoing programs● New solutions for influencing people to behave differently in relationship to their hygiene (preventative and treatment seeking)● Solutions may target gaps in knowledge, gaps in delivery systems to meet demand for care, or bottlenecks blocking those with knowledge and demand from seeking services (access, cost, stigma, taboos, distance, etc.)

Priority consideration will be given to solutions that:● Address current inequitiesin access to WASH needs
● Prioritize marginalized populations, considering specifically those marginalized by their physical/intellectual disability, economic status, race, ethnicity, religion, age, marital status, gender, caste, sexuality, profession, location, literacy or lack thereof, and access to media and communications
● Address a diverse geographic range of urban environments(we hope to select solutions from different regions)
● Consider UNICEF Office of Innovation’s Design Principles: Design with the User Understand the existing ecosystem Design for scale Build for sustainability Be data driven Use open standards, open data, open source, open innovation (*if/where possible) Reuse and improve Do no harm Be collaborative

To be considered, ideas must constitute transformative rather than incremental improvements in urban water and sanitation solutions and be low cost. They define low cost as interventions targeted for populations with individuals living on less than $1 per day, deliverable, and scalable in low- and middle-income countries. Proposals must (i) have a testable hypothesis, (ii) include an associated plan for how the idea would be tested or validated, and (iii) yield interpretable and unambiguous data in Phase I, in order to be considered for Phase II funding.

Geographic considerations: They will prioritize selection of ideas that addresses WASH challenges in urban environments where all partners supporting this call actively work. This includes prioritizing WASH interventions in countries with high burden of open defecation and areas of substantial momentum in sanitation service delivery. For urban WASH, focus areas should support low income urban settlements, small towns, cities under protracted conflict, and cholera hotspots.

They will not consider funding for:● Ideas that are not directly relevant to low and middle-income countries● Projects that don’t clearly consider the current context of available services/systems● Ideas that simply translate traditional approaches to an ICT platform (mobile, tablet, or web-based tools and aids)● Interventions that require our long-term financial support● Educational programs or campaigns without clearly articulated, measurable behavior outcomes or the ability to be taken to scale● Ideas for which proof of concept cannot be demonstrated within the scope of the Phase 1 award ($100k over 18 months)● Approaches that repeat conventional solutions without novel application● Basic research not directly linked to Urban WASH or measurable outcomes and focused purely on research tools for researchers and implementers● Ideas that do not address at least one of these specific areas: infrastructure interventions, education, campaigns, and models and tools to improve overall access to WASH needs that also apply a deeper understanding of our users’ (customers/providers) needs when designing programs, services, and products/interventions● Approaches that present unacceptable ethical or safety risks● Projects earmarking foundation funds for lobbying activity (e.g., attempts to influence legislation or legislative action) or efforts to influence political campaigns for public office

Funding limit:● Phase I projects have a term of 18 months beginning on the project start date. The amount awarded is up to $100,000 USD.● Phase II is an opportunity to apply for additional support for projects that demonstrate innovative solutions towards the GCE goals and are critical to on-going foundation strategies. Phase I awardees have one opportunity to apply for Phase II funding of up to $1,000,000 USD with a grant term of up to two (2) years.

Special Notes: Please contact with the donor directly for further clarification and understanding.

Project start date: May, 2019

Project duration:● Phase I: 18 months● Phase II: Up to two (2) years.

Eligible organization: As below

Eligibility:● Ideal solutions may target individuals, families, communities, urban planners, service providers, or WASH/ food infrastructure, networks, and systems. Solutions may include but are not limited to: services, models, or tools intended to improve overall access to WASH services and that apply a deeper understanding of our users’ (customers/providers) needs when designing programs, services, and products/interventions. They seek solutions that are interactive, contextual, scalable, and relevant to WASH systems strengthening. They are specifically interested in work targeting: clean drinking water, household sanitation and hygiene, and urban pollution.● GCE is open to both foreign and domestic organizations, including non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, international organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions.● Upon registration, applicants must provide information about the tax status of their organization as different terms and conditions may apply. You should confirm your organization’s tax status with the appropriate person or group within your organization such as your grants or contracts department, finance, or office of sponsored research. Please select the tax status that most closely reflects your current organization’s status. The foundation may request additional information regarding your tax status and other organizational information. For information about tax statuses, you may check with your own advisors and refer to information provided on the Internal Revenue Service web site at: www.irs.gov.● Applicants planning to conduct project activities in India may be required to register with the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act of 2010 (FCRA). As part of the foundation’s diligence we may ask for a copy of your organization’s registration under FCRA or a written certification that FCRA registration is not required. Failure to comply with the requirements of FCRA may subject your organization to financial and/or criminal penalties. You should consult with your own advisors to determine whether FCRA applies to your organization or project.

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